Word education means- a process of teaching, training, and learning especially in schools or colleges to improve knowledge and develop skills. It is most important jewelry of human today. It is very important for every person today.

 There are both male and female people in any family, society and nation. They are equally responsible for development of home, society and nation. They need equal opportunities and rights. Both male and female need equal education to be both equal in society. But due to many different causes many women are not literate. They are deprived from education. In some societies even today, females are not allowed to formal education. In some societies they are taught after teenage. That kind of education is informal or adult education.

Women's education is critical to country's entire development. It's similar to an effective medicine that may know how to cure a patient and recover their health. A well-educated lady is capable of managing both her personal and professional lives. Physical and intellectual growth of child is moral goal of education. Education's true objective is to provide students with "full knowledge" or "greater information."

A well-educated woman provides skills, knowledge and self-assurance necessary to be a better mom, worker and citizen. A well-educated woman will also be more productive and well-paid at work. Indeed, return on investment in education is often higher for women than for males.

It is rightly said that to educate a women is to educate family. Research in many countries shows that if mother is well educated then children will be healthier and better-fed; they will perform better at school and will be sent to school regularly to higher level. Household also may get better standard as mother may work in local or cottage enterprise, which they spent on good for whole family. Hence, women education contributes in smooth running of family. Educated women have proved to be no less than men in all fields. Best example can be Malala Yusuf Jai. Women are competent to men in every field. A family is prosperous where both husband and wife are educated. Women education also contributes to population control. If women are job holder then they don't get much time to bear children and to take care of them and hence, start using contraceptives. It is true statement that a home is first school of every child and mother is first teacher. She must know how to nurse and take care of child. Mother teaches her child what to do and what not to do. Only a well-educated mother can give a good environment to her child for well growth and for better education. So education must be utilised as best method of women empowerment and sustainable development.

Education has different varieties or names. Education to women after their childhood is known as female education. Nearly 51 percent of total population of country consists of women. Not only in past, but also in present female education is neglected in some countries. Only girls from well to-do families could get an opportunity of education. But with development and changing world scenario, this idea has been slowly changed today. Many people have realised importance of educating girls or female. Numbers of girls is increasing day by day in schools and campuses. However, many women are still deprived of education. There exists a sort of discrimination education even today in some communities. Many parents are ready to spend a lot for sons whereas daughters are sent to general schools paying very less.

Education has many advantages. As we say that both men and women are wheels of same cart, two sides of same coin, they are two feet of a person. There are many advantages of female education. As a cart cannot move on one wheel, similarly, a family, society or a nation cannot progress if both men and women not educated. Further, an educated mother can train her children in a better way, she can support her husband. An educated woman is well mannered, polite and courteous. She keeps her home happy. Overall progress of family, society and country finally depends upon joint efforts of both men and women. Therefore, education for women has an important role to play for development of a nation.

To sum up we can say that it is highly important and need of hour to educate women for better development of nation as well as for betterment of family. In our next article we will discuss about key advantages of educating a women.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 13 2022

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